Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2026-03-02

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 2
● Final150 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
587 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 393▲ 337 vs year ago 250 · +134.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 68▼ 16 vs year ago 65 · −24.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 26▼ 4 vs year ago 24 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.50 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $414.44/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 20 of 27 comparable sales and sits +20.14 against this barn's trailing median of $394.30.
Average price
$414.44
32 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,206
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$385
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$73.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.69
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538444.852,3947thin
Medium and Large 2527416.712,19819thin
Medium and Large 3540371.782,0096thin
One grade step is worth $73.07/cwt here — about $385 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale32 hd
414.44
—
SC average6 barns · 109 hd
410.75
+3.69
This barn, trailing median27 sales
394.30
+20.14
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales
468407345284median 394.3003/0204/2006/2208/2410/26
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $454.14, low $297.99, median $394.30 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,384174.722,4187thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,434164.102,3535thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,165163.721,90731
CowsLean 85-90%Low945136.851,2937thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,278$2,8992thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$2,4003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,410$2,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$1,9243thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)680$1,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,058$2,2502thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)940$2,1482thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)755$1,6113thin

Every lot

150 lots · USDA AMS · Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323561.28/cwt545.00–580.001,8132
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325539.91/cwt505.00–555.001,7555
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added327570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,8643
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373546.36/cwt535.00–565.002,0383
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added375545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,0442
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384489.77/cwt465.00–510.001,8814
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added395525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,0741
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8471
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added418486.24/cwt465.00–505.002,0323
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added436531.82/cwt520.00–535.002,3196
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0031
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy445440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9581
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469468.90/cwt455.00–487.502,1994
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3478400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9122
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1490525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,5731
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added490460.73/cwt450.00–472.502,2584
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added495610.00/cwt610.00–610.003,0201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518477.44/cwt472.50–480.002,4733
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy518419.83/cwt415.00–425.002,1752
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added522441.61/cwt432.50–447.502,3053
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524430.24/cwt410.00–440.002,2544
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528464.82/cwt452.50–477.502,4542
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fancy545425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,4061
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,5391
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3Value Added555385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1371
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added562459.00/cwt459.00–459.002,5808
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,0561
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added588426.22/cwt420.00–432.502,5062
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy595395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added610401.00/cwt390.00–415.002,4463
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy615380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3371
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,4411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added695362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,5191
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added700370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5901
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,5201
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3491
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2Value Added858314.98/cwt312.50–317.502,7032
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200490.00/cwt490.00–490.009801
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1208518.08/cwt500.00–530.001,0783
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3210455.00/cwt455.00–455.009561
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy243567.53/cwt565.00–570.001,3792
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268468.54/cwt455.00–475.001,2563
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273533.14/cwt500.00–545.001,4554
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3273419.36/cwt400.00–435.001,1453
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy277557.33/cwt550.00–562.001,5443
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326518.47/cwt500.00–555.001,6908
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329468.84/cwt455.00–480.001,5425
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added330530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7491
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4361
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy335420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4071
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added363487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,7704
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365520.14/cwt515.00–525.001,8992
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370462.78/cwt430.00–475.001,7125
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373391.71/cwt380.00–400.001,4616
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381484.64/cwt477.50–505.001,84612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy390425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6581
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added403477.48/cwt475.00–480.001,9242
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413472.99/cwt450.00–490.001,9536
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415412.47/cwt400.00–435.001,7124
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421454.68/cwt430.00–475.001,91415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added435450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9581
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy435430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added460450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0701
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465442.45/cwt427.50–455.002,0576
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added473466.00/cwt466.00–466.002,20419
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3474410.52/cwt395.00–430.001,9467
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy478406.53/cwt380.00–420.001,9436
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added500397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,9881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514388.51/cwt380.00–400.001,99711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520384.91/cwt370.00–402.502,0023
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy528395.81/cwt390.00–402.022,0902
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,9001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562358.34/cwt355.00–360.002,0143
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,2091
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added577355.14/cwt340.00–372.502,0495
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0771
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy610347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,1201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623359.18/cwt350.00–370.002,2383
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added625322.46/cwt317.50–327.502,0152
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added630350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2051
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9691
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663316.32/cwt310.00–322.502,0972
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added675315.00/cwt312.50–317.502,1262
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675298.75/cwt295.00–302.502,0172
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added713307.41/cwt297.50–325.002,1923
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Value Added790290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230517.83/cwt510.00–525.001,1912
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy235587.39/cwt585.00–590.001,3802
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2991
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy280592.92/cwt580.00–610.001,6603
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1282567.88/cwt540.00–590.001,6018
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3282438.92/cwt425.00–460.001,2385
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3323442.68/cwt425.00–470.001,4303
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327553.68/cwt525.00–575.001,8119
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2334504.10/cwt495.00–515.001,6845
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy340450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5301
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365536.60/cwt520.00–565.001,95911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372495.71/cwt440.00–515.001,84413
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy373451.52/cwt435.00–465.001,6843
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3377444.45/cwt420.00–470.001,6763
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416504.72/cwt485.00–520.002,1008
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418443.57/cwt425.00–465.001,8543
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422480.19/cwt465.00–500.002,02618
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy428444.82/cwt425.00–455.001,9044
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1831
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470459.71/cwt435.00–482.502,16121
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3477423.75/cwt410.00–435.002,0218
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518458.56/cwt445.00–470.002,3754
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519425.25/cwt385.00–447.502,20714
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3524377.02/cwt350.00–392.501,9764
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy533389.80/cwt375.00–410.002,0783
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565426.56/cwt420.00–437.502,4103
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573361.30/cwt360.00–362.502,0702
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578397.34/cwt390.00–405.002,2972
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613382.63/cwt365.00–397.502,3466
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3618317.15/cwt300.00–335.001,9602
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628364.90/cwt360.00–370.002,2922
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy640325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0801
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4271
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy670320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1441
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690321.03/cwt313.00–332.502,2153
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705332.55/cwt325.00–340.002,3442
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1709345.61/cwt340.00–348.002,4505
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3713328.61/cwt315.00–342.502,3432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,109157.00/cwt142.50–171.001,7414
Bulls——1,750198.35/cwt193.00–203.003,4713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%880111.80/cwt105.00–117.509843
Cows—Boner 80-85%960222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,1361
Cows—Lean 85-90%993155.64/cwt147.50–160.001,5464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164168.99/cwt159.00–180.001,96717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181152.30/cwt130.00–163.001,79913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,218175.36/cwt170.00–180.002,1362
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578156.59/cwt145.00–164.002,4713
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 19402,147.61/head2,100.00–2,200.002,1482
Bulls—Medium and Large 19702,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,1452,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 27801,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0151,923.69/head1,900.00–1,950.001,9243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0551,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2782,898.83/head2,700.00–3,100.002,8992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3153,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,4102,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 26801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 17301,691.90/head1,661.00–1,725.001,6922
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 38051,449.00/head1,449.00–1,449.001,4491

This sale against other markets

South Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.